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offensive back

offensive back noun: a player for the team in possession of the ball who lines up behind the line of scrimmage at the start of a play.

Noun

offensive back (plural offensive backs)

  1. A player for the team in possession of the ball who lines up behind the line of scrimmage at the start of a play.

Forms of offensive back

pluraloffensive backs

Questions about offensive back

What does offensive back mean?
Offensive back means a player for the team in possession of the ball who lines up behind the line of scrimmage at the start of a play.
What part of speech is offensive back?
Offensive back is a noun.
What is the plural of offensive back?
The plural of offensive back is offensive backs.

Words near offensive back in the dictionary

  1. offensensitivity
  2. offenses
  3. offensible
  4. offension
  5. offensive
  6. offensive back
  7. offensive backs
  8. offensive foul
  9. offensive fouls
  10. offensive guard
  11. offensive guards

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